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Business.com Barometer

The Business.com Barometer is a monthly measurement of the query volume occurring on Business.com and the Business.com Network, and provides a snapshot of the rising and falling B2B needs in the marketplace.

Business.com helps small business decision makers address their most pressing business concerns by connecting their search queries to leading B2B providers across 65,000 different business categories. Query data is combined across Business.com and Business.com Network partners, representing the business search needs of over 28 million unique visitors each month.*

The Business.com Barometer includes query data across Network partners, such as:

 

Note: For a complete list of sites within the Business.com Network, please visit http://www.business.com/info/partners.asp.

 
Top 10 Categories — August 2006
Current Rank
Previous Month Rank
Category Name
1
2
2
12
3
6
4
4
5
3
6
9
7
10
8
13
9
43
10
11
Top 10 Gainers —  August vs. July
Category Name
% Change from Previous Month
Small Business Loans
74%
Commercial Real Estate
66%
Businesses for Sale
61%
Business Toll Free Number
44%
Franchise Opportunities
43%
Information Technology (IT) Services
42%
Banking
31%
Business Cards
29%
Container Sales and Leasing
26%
Local and Long-Distance Carriers
21%
Top 10 Losers — August vs. July
Category Name
% Change from Previous Month
Online Security
-48%
Groupware Software
-43%
Public Records Address Search
-41%
Restaurants and Foodservice
-32%
Financial Statements
-32%
Strategic Planning
-31%
Recruiting
-26%
Point of Sale Equipment
-26%
Bank Foreclosures
-25%
Display Cases and Racks
-23%

* comScore Media Metrix, September 2006


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